San Antonio Airport System
Overview Presented to the
Airport Ground Transportation Association
September 13, 2010
San Antonio Airport System
• Owned and Operated by the City of San
Antonio
• Two Airports in the system:
– San Antonio International Airport (SAT)
– Stinson Airport (SSF)
SAT Overview
• Passengers
– 2008 – Record Year for Passengers
• 8,358,515 Total CY Passengers
– 2009 – Total Passengers Dropped 6.3%
• 7,835,341 Total CY Passengers
– 2010 January thru June – Passengers are up 2.2% over same
period in 2009
• Aircraft Operations
– Decreased from 165,149 in 2008 to 154,307 in 2009 (10% drop)
• Cargo
– Decreased from 282.8 million pounds in 2008 to 259.8 million
pounds in 2009 (8% decrease)
SAT Nonstop Services
259 Daily Flights to/from 30 Nonstop Destinations
32 Destinations by December 2010
Source: OAG Schedules, August 2010
*JFK service effective September 2010
* MKE service effective November 2010
As of June 2010, SAT’s Airline Seat Capacity Increased 6.8% over June 2009.
Currently SAT has 14,931 daily seats.
SAT Airport Overview
• Continue to meet with airlines and present
business cases that justify new nonstop flights to
unserved markets
• Incentive program approved by City Council:
• Support marketing of new nonstop flights and/or
• New air carriers entering the San Antonio market
• Recent successes include:
• Delta’s reinstatement of the Cincinnati flights in April
with plans to start nonstop flights to New York JFK in
November
• Frontier recently announced nonstop service to
Milwaukee in November
SAT Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
• $636.4 million on the 10-year CIP for SAT
and SSF
• SAT’s current expansion program is guided
by the 1998 Airport Master Plan
recommendations, which include:
• New Long-Term Parking Garage
• New Terminals B and C
• Two-level roadway extension to service Terminals B
and Future Terminals C & D
• Runway and taxiway extensions and airfield upgrades
Terminal Expansion Projects
$635 Million CIP
T-2 Demolition
(Early 2011)
Terminal B
(Nov. 2010)
Baggage
Screening
(Nov. 2010)
Increased Lanes
(Open NOW!)
Future Projects:
-Runway Extension
-Third Terminal
-Additional Parking
-Rental Car Center
Two-Tier
Roadway
System
5 Story Parking
Expansion
(Summer 2008)
-9,000+ parking
spaces
-Over 3,000 new
spaces added in
past 2 years
SAT CIP
• Long-Term Parking garage – Expanded to add
2,800 new spaces (completed July 2008)
SAT CIP
• Terminal B initiated in June 2008:
– Project Value: $108.3 million
– Eight-gate concourse to open November 2010
– Current Status – approximately 85% complete
– Terminal 1 to be renamed Terminal A
– Terminal B replaces 8-gate Terminal 2, which is
scheduled to be demolished in 2011
Terminal B Rendering
Typical Departure Lounge
Airport Development -Terminal B
Terminal B Lobby Rendering
SAT CIP
• Consolidated Baggage
Handling System (BHS)
– Project Value: $29.8 million
– The BHS is a behind-thescenes structure to house TSA
baggage screening equipment
– Initiated June 2009, the BHS is
due to be completed November
2010
SAT CIP
• Consolidated BHS
– About 85% finished
– TSA Reimbursable grant not to
exceed $14.4 million offered as
part of ARRA
– Customer Benefits:
• Eliminates TSA equipment in terminal lobbies, which
provides improved circulation
• Passengers check bags at curb fronts or tickets
counter and proceed to TSA screening area
SAT CIP
• New Central Utility Plant
– Project Value: $13.1 million
– Project “complete and operational”
• Two-level terminal roadway expansion
– Project Value: $44.4 million
– Project “complete and operational”
– Currently serves Terminal A and will service
Terminal B when it opens, as well as the future
Terminal C
– Will double vehicle capacity with separated lanes
allowing passenger drop off on the upper level and
pick up on the lower level
Airport Development -Terminal B
Two-Level Roadway & Terminal B
SAT CIP
• Ongoing airfield and aircraft apron
improvements to be completed by 2012
• Runway 3/21 (parallels Wetmore Rd.) to
be extended to a total length of 8,500 feet
– Project Value: $33 million – partially funded
through FAA Grants
– Greater aircraft weight capacity and range
and will be an alternate to SAT’s primary
Runway 12R/30L
Airport Development -Terminal B
Runway 3/21 Extension
Wetmore Rd.
SAT Master Plan
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Process started May 2009
Due to be completed by year end 2010
The FAA to approve in 2011
Provide projections for passenger growth and
aircraft operations in a 20-year planning horizon to
assist City in adding terminal gates and expanding
airfield facilities
San Antonio’s General Aviation
(GA) Reliever
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TXDoT’S 2003 & 2009 Reliever Airport of the Year
Stinson Annual Aircraft Operations
Stinson is one of the busiest GA airports
in the State
1995
45,000
1998
80,000
2001
124,000
2007
150,000
2009
154,000
Master Plan & Target Industry
Study
• Completed in 2002
• Called for a runway
extension
• Additional office, retail
and terminal space
• Additional Hangars
Administrative, FBO, Concession
Space
• Master Plan identified need for additional
administrative space
• Previous Administration building was inadequate.
• Space: 7000 square feet of total area on 4 levels.
• Amenity: Low quality finishes and undersized
facility.
• ADA/Accessibility: No elevator, inaccessible rest
rooms, etc.
• Contemporary needs of the Airport and facilitating
future growth.
• Approximately 24,000 square feet of additional
office, administrative, educational, concession and
retail space.
Challenges to Development
• Historic Structures
• Economic Issues
Preserving History
• Many of the hangars at Stinson were built prior to
1943 and are considered “historic” structures
• In order to expand business development and
preserve our rich history, the Aviation
Department take great pride in the maintenance
and renovation of our historic buildings.
Facility Renovations – Preserves
History
Before
During
After renovation
Facility Renovations – Preserves
History
Before
After renovation
Stinson’s Next Steps
• Update Master Plan
• Plan to maximize 66 acres
and other airfield property
• Continue to seek new
tenant base and help
current tenants expand
• Continue to create a
viable, growing and
attractive business climate
for General Aviation in the
San Antonio Region
Thank You - Please enjoy San Antonio
San Antonio Airport System